Equipment Kaizen

Under equipment kaizen following points need to be considered:

1. Can we reduce cost or miniaturize to suit production volume within the target time.
2. Is the cycle time to machines/equipment in a given line matching to facilitate one piece flow?
3. Can we reduce the set up change time?
4. Can machine controls and emergency stops be placed nearest to operator?
5. Are the oil filling or checking points easily visible and approachable?
6. Can coolant be easily topped up/filled/drained?
7. Can we improve quality of tools to increase intervals between tool changes?
8. Can we replace all metal guards by transparent one?
9. Can we install one touch clamps to replace manual clamping or automatic ejection device?